Regions Hospital ED

The Regions Hospital Emergency Center is a Level I Trauma Center located in St. Paul, Minn., serving the east metropolitan Twin Cities area, including western Wisconsin. Today, the emergency department (ED) is comprised of almost 19,200 square feet of clinical space with 49 treatment rooms. There is also an additional 8,000 square feet that house a library, conference space and support service offices.

 

The latest approximate Emergency Center figures are as follows:

• 67,000 patient visits per year

• 11 percent pediatric patients (age 16 or under)

• 3,100 trauma admissions per year

• 730 trauma team activations per year

• 23 percent admission rate

• 60 percent of all hospital admissions come from the ED

 

According to projected growth estimates, the Emergency Center will serve an additional 20,000 to 25,000 patients annually by 2015. Since the current operating space best serves about 60 percent of today’s emergency need, a significant expansion of the Emergency Center is crucial. The new ED, according to current plans, will have a 45,000- gross-square-foot area to serve the needs of an estimated 85,000 patients annually. The Emergency Center remodel will be introduced in several phases. In 2009, the Emergency Center will see the addition of a new ambulatory entrance encompassing a welcome center/waiting room, an eight-bed fast track care area, a 10- bed critical care area and an 11-bed behavioral health unit.

 

Upon completion, the Emergency Center will consist of up to 68 exam rooms, including a 12-bed clinical decision unit (where patients are further evaluated for admission or discharge), four stabilization rooms and up to 40 exam rooms. Plans also include a dedicated general radiology room and CT imaging facilities.

 

Richelle Jader, BSN, MHA

Administrative Director

 

Jon Henkel, BSN, BHA

Nurse Manager

 

Mary Healy, BSN, CEN

Nurse Manager

 

Won Chung, MD, MS

Clinical Director and Assistant

Department Head

 

Jeff Fritz

Support Services Manager